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Judge tosses lawsuit filed by man who served nearly 40 years for rape he may not have committed 04/02/2024 05:40pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled against a man who sued Delaware officials for wrongful imprisonment after spending nearly 40 years in prison for a rape he may not have committed. In a decision issued Monday, Judge Stephanos Bibas found that Elmer Daniels failed to prove his argument t Ukrainians file online compensation claims as register opens of damage to homes caused by war 04/02/2024 01:32pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A register for Ukrainians to seek compensation for damage to their homes as a result of Russia's invasion opened Tuesday and more than 100 people filed online claims, ministers attending a conference on justice for Ukraine said. “It’s a sign of how high the demand Migrants in Iowa wonder whether to leave over a bill that could see some arrested and deported 04/01/2024 05:53pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill in Iowa that would allow the state to arrest and deport some migrants is stoking anxiety among immigrant communities, leaving some to wonder: “Should I leave Iowa?” The legislation, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, would make it a state crime A Kansas paper and its publisher are suing over police raids. They say damages exceed $10M 04/01/2024 05:27pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher filed a federal lawsuit Monday over police raids last summer of its offices and the publisher's home, accusing local officials of trying to silence the paper and causing the death of the publisher's 98-year-old mother. The la Why Trump's alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base 04/01/2024 04:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. Not everyone is mellow about that. 04/01/2024 01:42pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use over objections from doctors and police. The German Cannabis Association, which campaigned for the new law, staged a � Atlantic City mayor says search warrants involve 'private family issue,' not corruption 04/01/2024 01:39pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said Monday that a search of his home last week by prosecutors involved “a private family issue,” not a crime. The Democratic mayor held a news conference at City Hall to respond to the execution last Thursday of five search warrants b A Rio councilwoman's killing was a mystery. An arrest gave a peek at corruption keeping it unsolved 04/01/2024 11:17am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two days after Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco's 2018 assassination, her widow sat down with the chief of the state's civil police, Rivaldo Barbosa, who pledged to do everything in his power to hold the guilty parties to account. In fact, the man Brazilian me Book Review: 'City of Ruins' completes a masterful Don Winslow trilogy 04/01/2024 09:55am • Years ago, when novelist Don Winslow first read Aeschylus, he recognized that the Greek father of literary tragedies had explored every major theme found in modern crime fiction, from murder, vengeance, and corruption to power, justice and redemption. He became obsessed, he said recently, with the i James Patterson launches true crime series on Fox Nation 04/01/2024 08:05am • NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson is launching a true crime series on the streaming service Fox Nation. “Unsolved With James Patterson,” hosted by the million-selling author, premieres Monday and will air in three segments. According to Fox Nation, Patterson's series will include a trio of unso Trump’s immigration rhetoric makes inroads with some Democrats. That could be a concern for Biden 04/01/2024 12:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrappi 'No room for human error': Prince William Co. to launch automated public safety assessment tool 03/31/2024 12:57pm • When a person is charged with a crime, it can take months before a trial begins — now, Prince William County in Virginia is preparing to launch a new tool to help judges determine if the person can safely be released back into the community in the meantime. The Public Safety Assessment (PSA Former Justice Eileen O'Neill Burke wins Democratic primary in Chicago-area prosecutor's race 03/29/2024 08:36pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former appellate judge, has won the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney over Clayton Harris III, an attorney with party backing. The race is open because State’s Attorney Kim Foxx decided not to seek a third term. It was among the most Man gets 6 years for lying to investigators about unsolved murder of U.Md. football coach's son 03/29/2024 04:44pm • A Gaithersburg, Maryland, man has been sentenced to six years in prison for lying to a federal grand jury in connection with the unsolved murder of Meiko Locksley, son of University of Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley. John Willie Kennedy Jr., who goes by "Cognac" and "Yak," pleaded gui Falls Church man accused of plotting mass shooting at church in Haymarket indicted on federal hate crime 03/29/2024 10:51am • A Falls Church man accused of bringing a gun, ammo and knives to a Haymarket church last September with the intent of bringing "injury and death" to the congregation has now been indicted for a federal hate crime. On Wednesday, a federal jury returned an indictment against Rui Jiang, 35, charging